Source: screenrant.com
5. Woman of Wonder
In talking to my friends, family, acquaintances, co-workers, what have you (I have been talking about this movie A LOT), I’ve run into a similar theme: I needed this movie.
I refrain from getting political in my articles here because talking about politics might be the one thing that pisses off loud-mouthed idiots more than talking about comic books, but let’s look at some basic facts. Right now, a lot of people across the world feel disenfranchised and hopeless. There’s a lot of violence and anger and partisanship and warfare. It’s kinda nice to see a movie where the hero fights unabashedly for peace and the villain is the literal embodiment of war. And it’s even nicer to see that hero be a woman.
We don’t have a ton of female action heroes, and I’ve seen numerous female friends of mine moved greatly by getting to see someone more like them be a superhero. It’s why I’ve always pushed hard for more representation for people other than white dudes as superheroes. I am a white dude, and I want everyone to get a movie where they feel as empowered and strong as I do watching Spider-Man or Captain America.
If the first woman-directed AND woman-starring blockbuster-tier superhero movie was this awesome, what do we have to lose by making a lot more of them?
